The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-10-06
CAPTURES CHICAGO.

No Such Crowds Ever Witnessed il
the City.
CHICAGO, Oct. 5-The train bearing
President Cleveland and wife puffe6
slowly into the Alton depot at 2Sd street
| at 9:1O O'Clock a. M There were loud
shouts from the crowds as the distin
guished pair walked across the platform
to their carriage and a few moment:
later the President was riding through
the streets of Chicago. At z O'CLOCK
this morning there were 200 people
standing around the little three-corn.
cred frame depot, which looked disma
in its coat of Weather-beaten drat
paint. Not q bit of decoration was
visible for blocks around the queer
little depot. It was welcome fitting
for the executive of this great republic
that President Cleveland met with
when he landed for the first time in his
life at Chicago this morning. Enthusi-
asm was electrical. Such crowds and
such bright faces in the same numbers
were never seen before. There must
have been fifty Thousand men, women
and children gathered within a few
blocks of the station. All the streets
leading to that thoroughfare were com
pletely choked up with the press of
human beings. Above the heads of
the crowd could be seen helmeted
'' Military They were truly a fine
lot of men, in all four companies of
cavalry and artillery. Their arrival
occasiOned a sensation which grew
more and more tumultouS as the preSi-
Dental equippage appeared on the
scene. The crowd was entirely good
natured. It's one wish seemed to be
to express respect for the President
and his lady. As the Presidents car
rage moved away the military formed
around it, and the tumultous crowd
with wild cheering fell in behind. The
President took off his hat the moment
he got into the carriage and bowed, and
smiled as roaring cheers went up. He
seemed well pleased with his welcome
and he might well be for it was royal.
Mrs. Cleveland wore a black travelling
dress and although wearied from
her long journey she looked as
fresh and charming as usual.
AS the presidential carriage with the
fair mistress of the white house came
in view cheers went up from the masses
that filed the streets. There was no
music until the procession got to 23d
street, and the crowds did nothing but
look at the President and Mrs. Cleve-
land. Closing up behind the carriages
came the Milwaukee Light Horse
Squadron and Battery F, fourth artil-
lery u. S. A. The crowd had yelled
itself hoarse cheering the President.
When the second division swung into
line at the corner of Michigan avenue
and 23d street, down 23d street, Wabash
avenue and 35th street, people were
packed as never before known in
the history of Chicago. On the
tops of houses and in windows
were crowds of eager faces and from
roofs and windows fioated streamers
evidently improvised hurried1y for the
occasion. At Twenty-second street
where the procession began there was
q repetition of the depot scence and a
man might as well have attempted to
walk through brick wall as to force
his way into the midst of this mass of
men and women. The main procession
started from Twenty-second street
promptly at 10 O'Clock in the following
order: The president and reception
committee, preceded by Gen. Charles
Fitzsimmons, chief marshal; Col. Hen
ry o. COrbin, chief of staff and aids;
first division, Col. Henry Black, United
States Army, marshal 23d infantry,
four companies; Capt. Randall, 1st reg
iment, I. N. c.; Col. Z. B. Knox, I'd
regiment, ]. n. e.; Col. a. II. Wheeler,
detatehments of the militia from Camp
Sheridan, and troop of the 1st cavalry,
United States Army. Capt. Camella;
G. g. Carr, Milwaukee Light
Horse squadron; Capt. George
Cov1k GnT-uak&oAr1 HE,iano,n oY
GERS; Major James Maxwell, light bat
terry F, 4th artillery, U. S. A; Capt.
Rodney, sailors and marines from U. S.
steamer Michigan: Commander Picken,
Sc bond division; General Joseph Stock
ton, marshal, detail of police, brigade
of the FIRE department, members of
the Grand army posts, veteran soldiers
and sailors. veterans of the Seventh
New York regiment; Gerald n. Stan
Bradford, Morgan Park cadets; III. 2.
Davidson, superintendent of sharp
shooters of Savoy; Capt. SpezZio, Bo-
hemian sharp shooters.
Capt. Jacob Steiner, Sd division,
General Hermann Lieb, marshal Cook
county democratic club, select knights
A. O. u. w. Knights of Pythias, order
of Scottish Clans, Patriotic Sons of
America, French Canadians, Illinois
Cycling Club, One Wheels, Societa
Italiano Stuione Frattalanzo, Italian
society OF Columbus, society of Aperaia
Recegiegano, Bohemian Turner's,
Thirteenth ward eolored democratic
clubs, Legion of Ginesipe Garibaldi in
carriages; Clan-na-Gae1 Guards; L. r.
Buckley, commander Hibernian Rifles.
J. j. Bsophy, commander, Fourth
Division: Gen. Waiter G.. Newberry.
marshal Industrial organizations and
Independent Order of FOresters.
EK-G0yernOrayRash Dead.
SPRNGFTELD, Mass, Oct. Sex,
Governor VIM. B. Washburn of Green.